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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Krish Kandiah. Show more
Farming Today
01/04/20 Social distancing in horticulture, Coronavirus lockdown on a goat farm, Jobs in arboriculture
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
How do you keep fruit and vegetable pickers two metres apart, to keep them safe from coronavirus? Anna Hill finds out about new measures being put in place on farms. Show more
Kate Humble presents the vernal jape, whose call is only heard in Britain on this one special day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Michael Sandel and a group of contributors around the world consider the ethical questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women's Football, Covid-19 - Impact on Children, The Lives of Houses, Loneliness and Isolation
41 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Covid-19 - the impact on Children, and Women's Football. The Lives of Houses - and what they can tell us about the person who lived there. Isolation and loneliness for women. Show more
William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem The Prelude, written in the language of common speech, read by Sir Ian McKellen with specially composed music by John Harle. Show more
The Listening Project
Phyliss and Freda - Trains and Tears
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Friends and WWII evacuees reflect on the pain of their childhood experience and wonder how their mothers could have chosen to send them away. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Across every continent, people are trying to make sense of a new world. Alan Dein connects with seven individuals whose lives have shifted under the coronavirus pandemic Show more
With manager Tom off on leave, the arrival of Roger from Head Office - sent to reform the operation, is a shock to them all. How will they get rid of him and entice Tom back? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Anton Lesser continues the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Henry and Cromwell's relationship is at breaking point... Show more
You and Yours
Warehouse Workers, Food Parcels and DIY Haircuts
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The warehouse workers who say not enough is being done to keep them safe during the coronavirus pandemic. And with hairdressers closed, would you risk a DIY haircut? Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Josiah Wedgwood was a man of many talents. But maybe his greatest achievement was solving a problem it took another 200 years for a Nobel Prize-winning economist even to identify. Show more
Justin finds himself challenged and Kirsty tries to do the right thing. Show more
Bob Trench encounters a bitter former soldier who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Now she will stop at nothing to publish the truth as she recalls it. Show more
Wedding plans in ruins, holidays cancelled, landlords unable to rent out their properties and businesses shut. Do our insurance policies cover a once in a century outbreak? Show more
Inside Health
Inside Health: The Virus
Dispatches from University Hospital Southampton; Covid-19 and loss of smell; intensive care access; coronavirus home care
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Covid-19 means dangerous times for physical and mental health and this new programme draws on expertise from Inside Health and All in the Mind to bring you the facts you need. Show more
Simon Mayo, Iain Lee and Linda McDermott on why the DJs will save us. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
01/04/2020 NHS testing rate revealed
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The government reveals more than 2,000 NHS England staff have been tested for coronavirus out of a total of 1.3 million who work for the health service.
Max and Mike try to live ethically, so how can they choose a holiday? Stars Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. From 2017. Show more
Elizabeth uses the benefit of her experience, and Fallon has a bright idea. Show more
James Graham's stage and television dramas include This House, Ink, Brexit - The Uncivil War and Quiz. He talks about addressing the big issues of our age through personal lives. Show more
Series of five short stories by Anton Chekhov on the subject of marriage. A haunting tale of unrequited love. Show more
Mary Ann Sieghart and a panel of experts discuss the possible long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the role and image of the state. Show more
Writer Tim Lott reflects on the impact of parenthood on his identity. Show more
A new report estimates the scale of plastic waste that ends up in uncontrolled burning in 6 key countries. Tom Heap asks what can be done to prevent it? Show more
Simon Mayo, Iain Lee and Linda McDermott on why the DJs will save us. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
World Health Organisation “deeply concerned” about global rates of infection
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Anton Lesser continues the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Henry and Cromwell's relationship is at breaking point... Show more
Comedy. Tim Key broadcasts live from deep within Skuzzler’s Bell, a cave network in Austria. But the water’s rising and there’s no means of escape. With Tom Basden and Katy Wix. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world. Why in a digital world can silence make us feel uncomfortable and how can technology actually help us achieve silence? Show more
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The novelist had a phenomenal literary output which led to success at home and in America. Read by Penelope Wilton. Show more
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